Mike Wallace in town

Mike Bires ‏@mikebires
Last week we speculated that Mike Wallace might end his holdout this week, maybe as early as today . I've been told he's already in town

Bah..I've already forgotten about him.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000052640/article/mike-wallace-to-report-to-pittsburgh-steelers-this-weekend



Mike Wallace to report to Pittsburgh Steelers this weekend

By Ian Rapoport


Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Mike Wallace has informed teammates that his plan is to show up this weekend and sign his restricted free agent tender. The speedster sat out training camp, with hopes of reaching a long-term extension. Two sources with knowledge of Wallace's plans confirmed the conversations.

While Wallace waited for a new deal, the Steelers inked his sidekick, Antonio Brown, to a five-year, $42.5 million extension. Assuming Wallace signs his tender, he'll earn $2.742 million in 2012.

Word has spread in the locker room that Wallace will show up, though no one can tell if that will definitely be the case. He will miss the third preseason game on Aug. 25 against the Buffalo Bills and may sit out the fourth, as well.

Wallace led the Steelers with 72 catches for 1,193 yards and eight touchdowns last year, but he'll have to learn a new offense under coordinator Todd Haley.

All along, teammates had been confident he would show up'



I can't believe I'm saying this.....but I'm actually relieved and excited to see Wallace

Gingerchip wrote:

I can't believe I'm saying this.....but I'm actually relieved and excited to see Wallace

i am too. i think we would be fine without him but with him it makes us a lot more dangerous

Who the hell is this Wallace that you speak of

fer69 wrote:

Who the hell is this Wallace that you speak of

He's one of two people:

1. He's that guy who is really fast and can spread the defenses and help out the rest of the WR Corp

or

2. He's Wallace108, the guy who drinks Beered Down Water (aka Busch Light) and works some craaaazy hours at his job, but not really working

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Mark Kaboly ‏@MarkKaboly_Trib
For what it is worth, Ike says Mike Wallace isn't in town.

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Mike Bires ‏@mikebires
No Mike Wallace sightings yet at team headquarters

WTF!!!!!! He's in town, he's not in town... Stop fucking with our heads !!!

fer69 wrote:

WTF!!!!!! He's in town, he's not in town... Stop fucking with our heads !!!

If he does sign his tender this weekend or any time soon, I can only assess that his strategy was to hold out of camp so as to avoid any significant injury in meaningless games.

In turn he was still working out and staying in shape so we know that won't be issue, and while he may still need time to catch up with the playbook, how hard is it to know that your job is to go deep and not to outrun Ben's passes?

If he shows up when many are suggesting that he will, then the only issues will be whether or not he plays in the preseason at all and if there's enough time to work out a long-term contract.

Dodens Grav wrote:

If he shows up when many are suggesting that he will, then the only issues will be whether or not he plays in the preseason at all and if there's enough time to work out a long-term contract.

My guess is that Wallace will try to avoid playing in any pre-season games at all costs. I don't expect he will.

As far as the contract negotiations, he may have already screwed the pooch on that one. Unless he's prepared to sign whatever deal was on the table prior to the holdout immediately (and assuming the Steelers are willing to offer that deal again), he may just be playing this year for the tender. He may have just wanted to skip training camp and test the boundaries of what the Steelers would offer to see if it was possible to milk more money out of the deal.

I hope that is what all of this was about and he's now willing to sign a fair long-term offer with us to stay a Steeler. If not, franchise his ass next season!

Wally you better start working on your new signature pic, i don't think he'll show up for game 3

fer69 wrote:

Wally you better start working on your new signature pic, i don't think he'll show up for game 3

It should totally be this.

Buddha Bus wrote:

Dodens Grav wrote:

If he shows up when many are suggesting that he will, then the only issues will be whether or not he plays in the preseason at all and if there's enough time to work out a long-term contract.

My guess is that Wallace will try to avoid playing in any pre-season games at all costs. I don't expect he will.

As far as the contract negotiations, he may have already screwed the pooch on that one. Unless he's prepared to sign whatever deal was on the table prior to the holdout immediately (and assuming the Steelers are willing to offer that deal again), he may just be playing this year for the tender. He may have just wanted to skip training camp and test the boundaries of what the Steelers would offer to see if it was possible to milk more money out of the deal.

I hope that is what all of this was about and he's now willing to sign a fair long-term offer with us to stay a Steeler. If not, franchise his ass next season!

We all know the Steelers don't negotiate once the season begins. So basically he has 1 1/2 weeks to get a deal done. If it isn't in place by opening night then we can all be sure that the Steelers aren't going to be doing any negotiation until the season ends. And if it ends where we think it should, then that puts negotiations on a tight schedule.

Besides this may be an issue for Wallace now that he didn't get his long term contract this year, and just move on to another team willing to pay him what he wants.

Ink it, Burnell!

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Ed Bouchette ‏@EdBouchette
“@PlymouthAtwater: @EdBouchette how valid is the report that wallace will join the team after saturdays game?” ..Since mine, i like validity

If Wallace reports, he won’t play in preseason
By Alan Robinson
Published: Wednesday, August 22, 2012, 7:26 p.m.

Mike Wallace’s preseason is effectively over even before it started.

If the holdout wide receiver reports to the Steelers and signs his $2.742 million tender Sunday or Monday, as his teammates believe he will, he still must sit out three days under the NFL labor agreement. That would keep him out of the final preseason game Aug. 30 against Carolina and prevent him from practicing until Labor Day weekend.

According to quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, Wallace already has an understanding of Todd Haley’s new offense, despite not being with the team since last season.

“I talked to him today. He’s excited. We’re excited,” Roethlisberger said Wednesday. “He’s been working, and he’s been working not just on his conditioning and strength but working through the offense. If he’s been putting the work in he’s telling me he’s been doing, he’ll be fine.”

• LaMarr Woodley and James Harrison missed a combined 11 games last season. With Harrison recovering from a knee operation, there’s a chance he won’t play Week 1 in Denver. “You have to be worried about the guys who are going to be here playing with you,” Woodley said. “We still have to play on Sept. 9. You would love to have James back, but if he’s not back, guys like Chris Carter are prepared to go out there and play. I think he’s going to do a great job.”

(Read More:) http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/2453476-85/roethlisberger-season-working-preseason-wallace-steelers-clark-defensive-difficult-excited?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+tribunereviewsteelers+%28Steelers+Stories%29

I'm starting to believe that Wallace was only holding out for the pre-season to avoid serious injuries.

stlrtruck wrote:

I'm starting to believe that Wallace was only holding out for the pre-season to avoid serious injuries.

I'm starting to think that as well. He may have underestimated how much it may piss the Rooney's off though.

NO not yet!

Mike Wallace got what he wanted ...

By Mark Kaboly

If and when Steelers wide receiver Mike Wallace reports and signs his restricted free agent tender Sunday or Monday, his first possible practice date will be Sept 3 due to the CBA rules combined with the Steelers upcoming practice schedule. Wallace accomplished just what he wanted -- miss all of preseason. He wanted to minimize the possibility of injuries and the best way to accomplish that is by skipping the preseason. Mission accomplished.

http://sulia.com/channel/pittsburgh-steelers/f/5112a699-91f6-4e5c-a513-6722717c430b/?source=twitter

stlrtruck wrote:

I'm starting to believe that Wallace was only holding out for the pre-season to avoid serious injuries.

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Mark Kaboly ‏@MarkKaboly_Trib
Wanna know what Mike Wallace was thinking about by skipping the entire preseason? Ask David Johnson and David DeCastro.

We play on field turf a number of times this year, i'm sure. As long as turf is still existent, these injuries will happen.